How a small theatre company does a Hollywood trend better
You ever obsess about a musical so much that you decide to write a full 2000 word essay talking about postmodernism and the villain-archetype which launches you down a rabbit hole that makes you realise this go ofy show made by a group of UMich graduates is the perfect way to frame the trend of humanising villains in Hollywood? Probably not a common experience, but if a crazy niche like this fascinates you, then you've come to the right place! I'll be breaking down why 'Twisted' works as a musical, and how it works better than most other films in the same genre Why Twisted Works 'Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier' is a 2013 musical created by Team Starkid, which retells the 1992 animated classic Aladdin from Jafar’s perspective. And before you click off because this seems like it devolves into cliche, it doesn’t. Weirdly, this goofy show is a perfect lesson in subversion and humanism. On the surface, this musical is purely satire aimed to generate lau...